Both Uses
reconcile
in
The One, by Kiera Cass
(Edited)
- As we descended into the darkness, I tried to reconcile myself to the hours that would be wasted, hiding like mice.
p. 3.6reconcile = come to accept (something undesired)
- After all these months of trying to reconcile what I wanted and hoped for, I realized then—in this moment Maxon created just for us—that it would never make sense.
p. 83.8 *reconcile = make compatible
Definitions:
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(1)
(reconcile as in: reconciled their differences) to make peace between people or bring different ideas into agreement
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(2)
(reconcile as in: reconciled herself to) to accept something difficult or unwanted -- especially when it can’t be changed
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)